Caitlin Locke

Caitlin Locke is the Executive Director of the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR). In this role, she oversees type certification, production approval, airworthiness certification, and continued airworthiness of the U.S.

Art Sheffield

Acting Air Traffic Safety Operations Oversight Division Director, 
Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service, AOV-200

Art Sheffield is the Acting Air Traffic Safety Operations Oversight Division Director for the Air 

Competency and Checking Records

The legacy 8410-3 forms have been replaced with competency and checking form examples for the 3 primary categories of operator aircraft. Operators are expected to tailor these forms to suit the requirements of the equipment and types of operation.

• Competency and Checking Record - Airplane
• Competency and Checking Record - Helicopter
• Competency and Checking Record - PL

The following tool may be used to create a custom product. This is not a mandatory product, and users are responsible for ensuring the contents will meet current applicable guidance and regulations:

• Pilot Competency Tool 
   

FOIA and Case Data Packet Information

Information typically requested under FOIA are a Final Toxicology Report or a Case Data Packet.

• Final Toxicology Report is the official toxicology report of an individual tested in the Forensic Sciences laboratory.
• A Case Data package consists of the Final Toxicology Report, chain of custody records, analytical test records, and quality control records.

FOIA requests should be requested via ...

Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement

OMB CONTROL NUMBER: 2120-0535
EXPIRATION DATE: 11/30/2026

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.  The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2120-0535.  The time it takes to complete and report the collection of information to the FAA is noted on each sample.  

All responses to this collection of information are mandatory to conduct drug and alcohol testing under its Drug and Alcohol Testing Program regulation, (14 CFR Part 120), 49 USC 31306 (Alcohol and controlled substances testing), the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, and the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Additionally, this collection of information supports the DOT and FAA strategic goals for safety. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177-1524.

Quick Reference Guide to EFVS Operational Credit

This document is not a replacement for the Operational Suitability Report (OSR) Operational Credit for Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS). It is intended to be a quick reference to the recommended credit values found in the OSR, and may also contain recommendations that have not yet been...

Public Engagement for the Modernization of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 141 Pilot Schools

The FAA is initiating public engagement on the Modernization of Part 141 with an introductory public meeting and will include additional meetings. These meetings provide a forum for the aviation community to discuss, prioritize, and make recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerning the modernization of part 141 through written and oral comments. In its commitment to maintaining the safest air transportation system in the world, the FAA finds the best foundation of quality ground and flight training is through certificated pilot schools.

Current part 141 pilot school training regulations have foundational ties to the early years of pilot training and elements directly linked to the Civil Air Regulations. Therefore, updating part 141 regulations would ensure the training conducted at pilot schools meets the 21st century challenges of technology, safety, and the advancements in teaching and learning techniques.  

The Modernization of Part 141 public meetings will be a key resource in the FAA’s ability to identify and address the demands and needs of the flight training industry.

Meeting Schedule

The tentative schedule is not considered finalized until listed in the Federal Register Notice.  

Resources 

• Federal Docket: FAA-2024-2531
• Modernization of Part 141 Initiative Public Letter and Public Meeting Objectives and Tasks
• Previous Meeting Resources

Contact Information: 
General Aviation and Commercial Division
Training and Certification Group, AFS-810
9-AFS-Modernization-Part141-Comments@faa.gov
 

FAA Drug Abatement Industry Drug & Alcohol Testing Newsletter

Aerospace Human Factors Research

Dr. Carla Hackworth

Dr. Carla Hackworth has been with the Federal Aviation Administration for over 20 years. She serves as the FAA Aerospace Human Factors Research Division Manager (AAM-500). She is responsible for a program of applied human factors research of field and laboratory investigations within aviation work environments. The Aerospace Human Factors Research Division of the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute is known as a leader in aviation human factors research. It is a...

Wesley (Wes) Mooty

Executive Director
Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service, AOV-1

Wes Mooty is the Executive Director of the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV),responsible for directing the independent, risk-based, data-driven safety oversight of air navigation services. Wes is the principal agency advisor to the FAA Administrator, Deputy Administrator, and Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety for all Air Traffic Organization (ATO) safety oversight related issues, representing the FAA in dealings with high-level officials, inside and outside of the agency, both nationally and internationally. He also serves as a liaison to Congress, the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, commercial and general aviation organizations, and civic and private groups on issues related to safety standards for air traffic control and air traffic infrastructure, facilities, and systems.

Prior to joining AOV, Wes served as Deputy Executive Director of Regulatory Operations for the Aircraft Certification Service. In that role, he oversaw issues and daily operations in leading, coordinating, controlling, and assuring the adequacy of safety regulations and minimum standards, as well as national programs, plans, policies, and priorities which govern the airworthiness of aeronautical products, parts, and appliances.

Wes also served as the Deputy Director of the Flight Standards Service, where he oversaw the development, coordination, and implementation of policies, standards, systems, and procedures as well as public rules and regulations.  Wes coordinated and executed program plans governing the operation, maintenance, and airworthiness of all U.S. civil aircraft, including those of U.S. flag carriers and foreign carriers when operating in and over the United States, its territories, and possessions. His oversight responsibilities also included proficiency and certification of air agencies such as flight schools and maintenance bases and qualified airmen other than air traffic control personnel. 

Wes served in a variety of other positions within the Flight Standards Service as well, including Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Air Carrier Safety Assurance, responsible for air carrier certification and oversight activities nationwide, including oversight of Certificate Management Offices that oversee part 121/135, 142, and 145 certificates. He also previously managed two Regional Branches, two Flight Standards District Offices, and served as the Deputy Manager for the Alaskan Region Flight Standards Division.